About the role
About Homa
Homa is a global mobile game developer and publisher. With over 80 titles launched, 2 billion+ downloads, and a top-50 grossing hit (All in Hole), the company leverages Homa Lab—a proprietary platform integrating AI, market intelligence, and data tools to achieve product–market fit and scale games. The team consists of 220+ people from 30+ nationalities, backed by $165M in funding from investors including Headline, Northzone, Eurazeo, Bpifrance, and founders from King, Sorare, and Spotify.
About the Opening
We are seeking an outstanding Unity Lead to own both the technical and human side of a small, elite team.
What You’ll Do
- People Management: Run performance reviews, support career growth, and create conditions for a high-performing, engaged engineering team.
- Senior IC Delivery: Write production-quality Unity code, contribute to architecture decisions, and drive implementation on live technical projects.
- AI Leadership: Proactively test and embed new AI tools, share wins, and accelerate the team’s ability to utilize AI.
- Technical Mentorship: Identify automation opportunities, expand the team’s knowledge of backend and AI systems, and raise engineering standards.
- Live Game Operations: Manage a scaling game with production care, balancing technical ambition with revenue-conscious, safe, and robust delivery.
Requirements
- Senior Unity Expertise: Ability to write clean, robust Unity/C# code, own architecture decisions, and set technical standards.
- Management Experience: Proven track record of leading engineers through hiring, performance cycles, and day-to-day management with structure and empathy.
- Communication: Ability to translate technical complexity for various audiences and maintain cross-functional collaboration.
- AI Curiosity: Active interest in testing tools and integrating AI to accelerate team output.
- Ownership Mindset: Proactive approach to spotting and solving problems beyond defined scope.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to break down complex technical challenges and execute with rigor.
Bonus Points
- Experience shipping and maintaining live, revenue-generating mobile games (specifically puzzle games at scale).
- Backend or server-side knowledge for building AI-powered workflows and automations.
- Experience navigating technically complex changes on a live product under production constraints.
Culture & Values
- Humility: Recognizing that learning and growth are constant.
- Curiosity: Seeking the "why" behind the "what" with purpose and practicality.
- Focus: Obsessing over details with pragmatic attention.
- Ambition: Striving for excellence and refusing to settle for "good enough."
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits: Insurance, meal vouchers, public transport, gym memberships, and more (location-dependent).
- Workspace Access: Desk access at the Paris HQ (WeWork) and access to WeWork spaces throughout Europe.
- Global Collaboration: Working with a team from 35+ countries in an English-speaking environment.
- Team Gatherings: Occasional team gatherings and off-site retreats ("Workations").
- Growth: Performance reviews every six months to align on development goals.
- Equipment Support: Provision of necessary equipment, including a home office setup allowance.
Location
- HQ: Paris, France.
- Hiring Scope: Primarily hiring within European time zones (UTC to UTC+3). Remote work is supported across Europe.